Confined by his mysterious employers to a luxury high-rise apartment, wheelchair-bound computer programmer Ed Ballinger (Gary Day), attempts to correct a malfunction in the I-500 – the world’s most sophisticated surveillance system. Confronted by increasingly bizarre readouts, he discovers that not only is the computer’s intelligence growing – but it has witnessed a vicious murder!
Ed becomes obsessed with solving the crime – and soon both man and machine are plunged into a vortex of technological horror…
Boasting a pulse-pounding, blood-soaked finale and one of Ozploitation cinema’s most iconic jolt moments (featuring a severed head in a washing machine), Crosstalk is a stylish cinematic blend of Hitchcock, Kubrick and Italian giallo shocks.
Crosstalk is presented in a new 2K transfer approved by the film’s cinematographer, Vincent Monton (Long Weekend, Roadgames), showcasing all of its neon lit anamorphic widescreen visuals – and cementing its reputation as Ozploitation’s premiere hi-tech thriller of the 1980s.
directed by: Mark Egerton, Keith Salvat
starring: Gary Day, Penny Downie, John Ewart
1982 / 83 min / 2.35:1 / English Dolby Digital 2.0
Additional info:
Region A Blu-ray
REAR WINDOW MEETS 2001 – a visual essay from screenwriter and author Stephen Vagg
SHOOTING HITCHCOCK DOWNUNDER – an interview with cinematographer Vincent Monton
NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD interview with executive producer Ross Matthews
The VHS Experience
Archival interviews with director Mark Egerton, executive producer Ross Matthews and composer Chris Neill
Archival interview with original writer/director Keith Salvat conducted by film critic David Stratton (audio only)
Theatrical Trailer
Extended Theatrical Trailer
English SDH subtitles